The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Moses03]

That Sir is a Wackett Widgeon.

 

[giruXX]

That's correct, Sir It's G-AEKB

All kinds of Wacketts have appeared here before but not yet the Widgeon, AFAIK.

 

[Moses03]

Thanks Uli (if you don't mind we call you that).


Keeping the biplane theme going...

 

[Moses03]

Too late for WWI, this experimental design killed the test pilot on its first flight when the wings folded in right after take off. Nothing further was heard from this company as the order was cancelled.

 

[Moses03]

Didn't think this one would stop things down. It's the Lanzius Varible Camber or Speed Scout Pursuit that crashed in July 1918. The last of several experimental designs.

Open board please.

 

[lefty]

Oddball machine, Kevin. Even more curious is that supported wall in the background - looks like backdrop scenery for a Buster Keaton movie !

 

[pomme homme]

With apologies for tangentialism, but if that building is a film prop - please excuse the unintentional pun - haven't the buttresses been put on the wrong side? Maybe when the film producers saw it, the order was cancelled and nothing further was heard of the set designer!

 

[lefty]

Looks like he went on to design aircraft........

 

[cthornburg]

Looks like the building has been "photoshopped" out. If you look at the edge.

Chris

 

[lefty]

Had kind of come to that conclusion, Chris, only it doesn't explain the odd buttressing....

Anyway, we're on OH, so here's a wee mystery - I posted this a while ago and nobody got it - perhaps some of our newer colleagues will ? (a clue there....)

 

[pomme homme]

In the lowest vocal range. Where? What a gem!

 

[giruXX]

Well, I know it as Bassou - SCAL Rubis 01, F-ALZZ whatever this means?

 

[fabulousfour]

Seems like a VERY early prototype of the Khrunichev T-411

 

[lefty]

A veritable barrage of answers - ph, modest and retiring as ever, declined to name what he patently knew, so gX gets the refreshment Yet another French flight of fancy. As for Khrunicev, I cannot comment. The 21st century is not really my era.....

 

[Moses03]

Didn't mean to start a discussion on the buildings in the background. Chris is correct, as I had cropped out a frontal view that turned out to be google searchable. You know how I dislike that cheat!

(Original pic attached).

 

[giruXX]

For some difference:

 

[pomme homme]

Breguet 941

 

[wout]

Hi giruXX
That looks like an McDonnell MDC-188 (aka MDC-941, aka Br-941S)

 

[giruXX]

et bien sur! to Pomme homme

Breguet 941 aka McDonnell 188

 

[pomme homme]

Du bist sehr freundlich, giruXX.

Now here's a tubby wee thing .....